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White Towns of Andalusia, the Glossary

The White Towns of Andalusia, or Pueblos Blancos, are a series of whitewashed towns and large villages in the northern part of the provinces of Cádiz and Málaga in southern Spain, mostly within the Sierra de Grazalema Natural Park.^[1]

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Cultural tourism in Spain
Geography of Andalusia
Geography of the Province of Cádiz
Geography of the Province of Málaga

Acinipo

Acinipo was a city about 20 kilometers from Ronda, in the Spanish province of Málaga, believed to have been founded by retired soldiers from the Roman legions more than 2,000 years ago.

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Alcalá de los Gazules

Alcalá de los Gazules is a city and municipality located in the province of Cádiz, Spain.

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Alcalá del Valle

Alcalá del Valle is a city located in the province of Cádiz, Spain.

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Algar, Andalusia

Algar is a city in the province of Cádiz, Spain.

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Algodonales

Algodonales is a city and a Municipality, located in the province of Cádiz, Spain.

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Ancient Rome

In modern historiography, ancient Rome is the Roman civilisation from the founding of the Italian city of Rome in the 8th century BC to the collapse of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century AD.

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Arcos de la Frontera

Arcos de la Frontera is a town and municipality in the Sierra de Cádiz comarca, province of Cádiz, in Andalusia, Spain.

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Baroque

The Baroque is a Western style of architecture, music, dance, painting, sculpture, poetry, and other arts that flourished from the early 17th century until the 1750s.

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Benamahoma

Benamahoma (Arabic “Sons of Muhammad”), one of the White Towns of Andalusia, is a town of some 400 inhabitants in Cádiz province, Spain.

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Benaocaz

Benaocaz is a village located in the province of Cádiz, Spain.

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Berbers

Berbers, or the Berber peoples, also called by their endonym Amazigh or Imazighen, are a diverse grouping of distinct ethnic groups indigenous to North Africa who predate the arrival of Arabs in the Arab migrations to the Maghreb.

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Bornos

Bornos is a town and municipality located in the province of Cádiz, Spain.

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Cartajima

Cartajima is a small village and municipality of Spain located in the province of Málaga, part of the autonomous community of Andalusia.

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Casares, Málaga

Casares is a town and municipality in Spain, located in Málaga province, in the autonomous community of Andalusia.

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Castellar de la Frontera

Castellar de la Frontera is a town and municipality located in the province of Cádiz, in Andalusia, Spain.

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Cave

A cave or cavern is a natural void under the Earth's surface.

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Caving

Caving, also known as spelunking (United States and Canada) and potholing (United Kingdom and Ireland), is the recreational pastime of exploring wild cave systems (as distinguished from show caves).

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Cádiz

Cádiz is a city in Spain and the capital of the Province of Cádiz, in the autonomous community of Andalusia.

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Climate

Climate is the long-term weather pattern in a region, typically averaged over 30 years.

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Cycling

Cycling, also known as bicycling or biking, is the activity of riding a bicycle or other type of cycle.

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El Bosque, Spain

El Bosque is a town and municipality located in the province of Cádiz, Spain.

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El Gastor

El Gastor is a city located in the province of Cádiz, Spain.

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Equestrianism

Equestrianism (from Latin equester, equestr-, equus, 'horseman', 'horse'), commonly known as horse riding (Commonwealth English) or horseback riding (American English), includes the disciplines of riding, driving, and vaulting.

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Espera

Espera is a city located in the province of Cádiz, Spain.

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Frigiliana

Frigiliana is a town and municipality in the province of Málaga, part of the autonomous community of Andalusia in southern Spain.

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Grazalema

Grazalema is a village located in the northeastern part of the province of Cádiz, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain.

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Hang gliding

Hang gliding is an air sport or recreational activity in which a pilot flies a light, non-motorised, heavier-than-air aircraft called a hang glider.

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Hiking

Hiking is a long, vigorous walk, usually on trails or footpaths in the countryside.

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Iberians

The Iberians (Hibērī, from Ἴβηρες, Iberes) were an ancient people settled in the eastern and southern coasts of the Iberian peninsula, at least from the 6th century BCE.

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Jimena de la Frontera

Jimena de la Frontera is a historic town and municipality located in the province of Cádiz, Spain.

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Los Alcornocales Natural Park

Los Alcornocales Natural Park (in Spanish, Parque natural de Los Alcornocales) is a natural park located in the south of Spain, in the autonomous community of Andalusia; it is shared between the Province of Cádiz and Málaga. White Towns of Andalusia and los Alcornocales Natural Park are geography of the Province of Cádiz and geography of the Province of Málaga.

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Majaceite

The Majaceite, also known as the Guadalcacín, is the main tributary of the river Guadalete in Andalusia, Spain.

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Málaga

Málaga is a municipality of Spain, capital of the Province of Málaga, in the autonomous community of Andalusia.

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Medina-Sidonia

Medina Sidonia is a city and municipality in the province of Cádiz in the autonomous community of Andalusia, southern Spain.

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Megalith

A megalith is a large stone that has been used to construct a prehistoric structure or monument, either alone or together with other stones.

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Mijas Pueblo

Mijas Pueblo is the historical core of the municipality of Mijas, situated in the heart of the Costa del Sol in southwestern Spain.

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Modern era

The modern era or the modern period is considered the current historical period of human history.

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Mojácar

Mojácar is a municipality situated in the southeast of the Province of Almería (Andalucia) in southern Spain, bordering the Mediterranean Sea.

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Montefrío

Montefrio is a municipality in the province of Granada.

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Nature

Nature is an inherent character or constitution, particularly of the ecosphere or the universe as a whole.

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Olvera

Olvera is a town in the province of Cádiz, Andalusia, Spain.

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Prado del Rey

Prado del Rey is a city located in the province of Cádiz, Spain.

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Prehistory

Prehistory, also called pre-literary history, is the period of human history between the first known use of stone tools by hominins million years ago and the beginning of recorded history with the invention of writing systems.

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Province

A province is an administrative division within a country or state.

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Province of Cádiz

Cádiz is a province of southern Spain, in the southwestern part of the autonomous community of Andalusia.

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Province of Málaga

The province of Málaga (Provincia de Málaga) is located in Andalusia, Spain.

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Puerto de las Palomas

The Puerto de las Palomas is a road through two mountains inside the Sierra de Grazalema Natural Park, connecting Grazalema and Zahara de la Sierra villages. White Towns of Andalusia and Puerto de las Palomas are geography of the Province of Cádiz.

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Puerto Serrano

Puerto Serrano is a city located in the province of Cádiz, Spain.

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Reservoir

A reservoir is an enlarged lake behind a dam, usually built to store fresh water, often doubling for hydroelectric power generation.

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Rock art

In archaeology, rock arts are human-made markings placed on natural surfaces, typically vertical stone surfaces.

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Rock climbing

Rock climbing is a sport in which participants climb up, across, or down natural rock formations or indoor climbing walls.

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Roman people

The Roman people was the body of Roman citizens (Rōmānī; Ῥωμαῖοι) during the Roman Kingdom, the Roman Republic, and the Roman Empire.

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Ronda

Ronda is a municipality of Spain belonging to the province of Málaga, within the autonomous community of Andalusia.

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Roof

A roof (roofs or rooves) is the top covering of a building, including all materials and constructions necessary to support it on the walls of the building or on uprights, providing protection against rain, snow, sunlight, extremes of temperature, and wind.

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Rural area

In general, a rural area or a countryside is a geographic area that is located outside towns and cities.

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Setenil de las Bodegas

Setenil de las Bodegas is a town (pueblo) and municipality in the province of Cádiz, Spain, famous for its dwellings built into rock overhangs above the Río Guadalporcún.

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Sierra de Grazalema Natural Park

The Sierra de Grazalema Natural Park (Parque natural de la Sierra de Grazalema) is a natural park in the northeastern part of the province of Cádiz in southern Spain. White Towns of Andalusia and Sierra de Grazalema Natural Park are geography of the Province of Cádiz and geography of the Province of Málaga.

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Spain

Spain, formally the Kingdom of Spain, is a country located in Southwestern Europe, with parts of its territory in the Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea and Africa.

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Stalactite

A stalactite is a mineral formation that hangs from the ceiling of caves, hot springs, or man-made structures such as bridges and mines.

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Stalagmite

A stalagmite is a type of rock formation that rises from the floor of a cave due to the accumulation of material deposited on the floor from ceiling drippings.

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Tile

Tiles are usually thin, square or rectangular coverings manufactured from hard-wearing material such as ceramic, stone, metal, baked clay, or even glass.

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Torre Alháquime

Torre Alháquime is a village located in the province of Cádiz, southern Spain.

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Tourism

Tourism is travel for pleasure, and the commercial activity of providing and supporting such travel.

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Town

A town is a type of a human settlement.

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Trout

Trout (trout) is a generic common name for numerous species of carnivorous freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the genera Oncorhynchus, Salmo and Salvelinus, all of which are members of the subfamily Salmoninae in the family Salmonidae.

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Ubrique

Ubrique is a municipality of Spain located in the province of Cádiz, in the autonomous community of Andalusia.

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Vejer de la Frontera

Vejer de la Frontera is a Spanish hilltop town and municipality in the province of Cádiz, Andalusia, on the right bank of the river Barbate.

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Village

A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Towns_of_Andalusia

Also known as Pueblo blanco, Pueblos blancos.

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White Towns of Andalusia, the Glossary

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See also

Cultural tourism in Spain

Geography of Andalusia

Geography of the Province of Cádiz

Geography of the Province of Málaga

References